Getting Started; Unit Overview - Garmin GPSMAP 496 Owner's Manual

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Unit Overview

The GPSMAP 496 is an all-in-one, versatile color aviation, automotive, and marine navigator-perfect for air, land, or water. This portable
GPS navigator features a 256-color TFT screen that is easy to read in bright sun, a built-in City Navigator basemap, AOPA Airport Directory,
SafeTaxi Airport Diagrams, Jeppesen aviation database, and auto routing to provide you with automatically generated turn-by-turn directions.
With the included GXM 30A antenna and a subscription to XM WX Satellite Weather, pilots have constant access to NEXRAD radar,
lightning, METARs, TAFs, TFRs, and more. In addition, the GPSMAP 496 offers XM Satellite Radio capabilities, featuring more than
150 digital channels of commercial free music; more than 30 channels of news, sports, talk and entertainment; and more than 20 dedicated
channels of XM Instant Traffic & Weather.
Battery pack. Press tab down to
remove battery pack for replacement,
GPS antenna
Detachable GPS antenna
if necessary. See the "Warning"
collapses for storage.
section on page v for more
256-Color TFT screen
Be sure the antenna
information about the lithium-ion
with backlighting
is up (as shown here)
battery pack.
to receive satellite
signals. Refer to
the Appendix, page
162, for instructions
on removing the
antenna.
External power
connector under
weather cap
Audio connector
USB/GXM 30A connector Serial
Backlit keypad for easy nighttime operation
Slot for optional
under weather cap
under weather cap number
data card
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